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RAF Museum Spitfire receives Engineering Heritage Award

January 14, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1 K9942 displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford has been presented with a prestigious ‘Engineering Heritage Award’ by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The awards, established in 1984, […]

High level aircraft cleaning at the RAF Museum Cosford

December 17, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The annual high level aircraft cleaning and inspection will take place at the RAF Museum Cosford from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January 2020. Work will be focused on the suspended aircraft displayed within the […]

RAF Museum & Chelsea FC Team Up For ‘Hidden Heroes’ Project

December 2, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As a part of the RAF Museum’s formal celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain next summer, they have teamed up with the Chelsea Foundation to develop the ‘Hidden Heroes’ project. More […]

RAFMuseum Conservation Centre Open Week 7

RAF Museum Conservation Center Open House – Nov.11th – 16th

November 4, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force Museum’s Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England will be holding an open house during the week of November 11th through 16th. The facility, which is the […]

RAF Stories – Big Weekend!

October 18, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

One of the critical aspects of preserving aviation history is to record the stories of the people who actually lived it, to capture the living voices of these participants as they describe what they experienced. […]

RAF Museum Cosford Places Lord Trenchard’s Bedford Truck on Display

September 5, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England has recently placed an important vehicle on display which helps illustrate the history of the Royal Air Force itself. Whilst this Bedford MWC 15cwt Truck may seem unremarkable, being a […]

Sky’s The Limit as ‘Star Wars’ Takes on ‘Top Gun’ at Outdoor Cinema

August 19, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The highest grossing Star Wars movie ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and one of the most iconic aviation movies ever ‘Top Gun’ will be shown on a giant inflatable screen, set against a backdrop of […]

RAF Museum Cosford – Summer of Spitfire

June 19, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will launch its ‘Summer of Spitfire’ at the Armed Forces Weekend celebrations taking place on 29 and 30 June. Summer of Spitfire will feature a season of family activities centred around one […]

Rare Reconnaissance Spitfire joins RAF Cosford Air Show Line Up

May 10, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Supermarine Spitfire Photo Reconnaissance PR. XIX PM651 will be the centre of a Museum display in the Air Show’s popular Vintage Village which transports visitors back to the 1940s. Visitors to […]

Nimrod R1 XV249 of 51 Sqdn on approach to its base RAF Waddington

Tour Aboard Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 at RAF Museum Cosford

April 15, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire, England is opening up one of their rare electronics surveillance aircraft to the public for a limited time starting today. Take a tour of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1, one […]

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